Wild Boar Attack

In the periodical press, and sometimes in hunting literature there are reports about the aggressiveness of wild boars. Particularly distinguished with bulls with their overly sharp fangs. But what is characteristic in describing these cases are rarely seen reasoned analysis of what happened, motives beast.

Over the past more than twenty years, when our accustomed Hunting wild boar, the military garrison hunting-Kicks dramatic meetings with them was not. And yet, conversations, and rumors still negatively affect the psyche of other hunters, especially those who first comes to the shooting of wild boar. I confess, has been spared in his youth and I am such an impact after the story well-wishers that, they say, wild boar hunting for days waiting under the tree, which got him in search of salvation. Some of the young hunters, first set foot on the shooting room, sometimes deliberately create noise or movement, if only pigs did not come to them.

According to our observations, all the unpleasant consequences of meeting with boars, including the wounded fledglings often occur because of violations of hunting regulations and lack of knowledge of the behavior of the animal.

Wild boar is wary of the man, to avoid meeting him, if possible. Once the fall rather large bill was wandering on the outskirts of the city and lay down to rest in the bushes about ten meters from the pedestrian walkway. In the morning, adults and students poluokruzhili lying boar, some threw him bread, which he had not touched. Soon the molestation of people being tired, he got up and slowly walked into the suburban woods. And if the bill were surrounded on all sides and sharply scared? Trying to escape, it is possible he could knock down any of the onlookers.

What we have seen from the behavior of wild boars?

In an unexpected uplift boar with maturation, he usually makes several jumps in a straight line and only then begins to maneuver. If the hunter will at this point opposite the boar, the boar can run with him and inadvertently cause injury.

Wild boar are very strong at the wound. In one of battue hunting in my room came a strong bill and stood about ten feet from me, his head bowed. In the forehead, I did not shoot him, and when, after a few tense seconds, he placed a shovel, I fired. After the shot he made six jumps (about 30 meters) and fell down dead. At the autopsy proved that the bullet had clipped the top of the heart. What would happen to me, I did not show exposure. Even the spring away would not be time.

Here is an example. In winter, when snow is deep penetrations boar trail in a single trench. In this case, the hunter is better to stand in the cutting away from the trail about 15 meters, so that when the output of a wild boar from the shelter it was possible to shoot under the spade. It was in our field case where M. forester rose to number in the trench. A beaters drove him wild boar. After the shot, badly wounded beast leaps continued movement. Forester did not have time to jump out and the bill helped him, pried a soft spot fang. In severe trauma the forester was taken to hospital. Wild boar is a fifty meters down. I think it was not an attack against the beast of a hunter, but a natural animal behavior by eliminating the obstacles that interfere with him.

On another occasion, after firing an adult boar fell, then rose and began to move around in 10-12 meters from the hunter. After a second fatal shot came into the clearing toward the hunter. Pick up his, walked three meters, reappeared in the cutting and fell. When apprised of the reasons for such bends, it turned out: The first bullet hit the beast in the acoustic opening. He was stunned. If the hunter does not have the experience and exposure, this case also could be ranked as an attempt to attack.

As the experience of hunting, even mortally wounded boar is trying to get away from the hunter. In this first wild boar running at full gallop, then moves into a trot and a pace. The length of its route to the first maturation depends on the severity of injury, at the end of turn, before lezhky, the beast starts to do loop, and sometimes lies close to the previously covered seats. With careful pursuit wounded animal, especially in mild weather when you do not hear the steps, a wounded beast, too late to hear the approach of the hunter jumped up sharply, and if the hunter will be in range of his jumps, wild boars can knock down the pursuer, while injure.

We had several days to pursue wounded game, but there was no case to boar, seeing the hunter, attacked him.

Experience shows that the best way Dobor wounded animal  a second salary. Having established, in which quarter is a beast, putting the numbers shooters, but the fold is a hunter, wounding the boar, and the second to help him. In the pen, they can easily poshumlivaya raise a wounded animal, and he goes on the chain shooters, where his reach. If the animal is motionless, then the hunter gets him on the spot and signals the end of the hunt. This method allows to avoid hunting accidents.

And more. If hunters see lying wounded boar, until he was sure that he was dead, they should be approached from behind or from the back and be ready for the shots to finish him.

In conclusion, with proper organization oblavnoj hunting, compliance with safety and with good knowledge of the habits of beasts trouble to meet with the wild boar can be avoided.